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cindy hardy says it counts because of the many, many men and women who gave us their lives to give us the freedom to vote. colleen says, yes, my vote counts. the only vote that doesn't count is the one not cast. and lastly, marsha thomas says, yes, vi a friend 51 years of age voting for the first time. so proud of her. better late than never. rock your vote. the change starts with your vote. deborah alfarone, 9 news. >>> well, the redskins loss on sunday play a role in the outcome of the election of 2012? >> it's a fun thing we talk about. it's called the redskins rule. you can call it coincidence or plain old superstition. here's how it goes, according to the so-called redskin's rule, if they lose the last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent will lose the election. if the skins win, the republican wins. this has been right every time since 1940, except once, 2004. the redskins lost the home game, but president george w. bush still won the reelection. >> we want to know what you think about the redskins rule. check it out on facebook. >> here are some of the resp
cindy hardy says it counts because of the many, many men and women who gave us their lives to give us the freedom to vote. colleen says, yes, my vote counts. the only vote that doesn't count is the one not cast. and lastly, marsha thomas says, yes, vi a friend 51 years of age voting for the first time. so proud of her. better late than never. rock your vote. the change starts with your vote. deborah alfarone, 9 news. >>> well, the redskins loss on sunday play a role in the outcome of...
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this thing could miss us or this thing could give us rain, wind and even snow. we have new information still coming in to the office. we'll let you know with an update in just a bit. >> okay, sounds daunting. thank you, topper. as many of you get ready to cast your ballots tomorrow, there's a good chance some of you are wondering, does my vote even move the meter? debra alfarone took to the streets tonight to find out. >> can i ask you guys a question? >> reporter: on the eve of the day when most will cast their ballot, tonight the question is. >> do you think your vote counts? >> i don't know. with like the bush/gore election, like the electoral college. >> reporter: ah, the electoral college. you can google it but when it gets 270, you're the president. >> does your vote count? >> yes, it does. i'm from northern virginia. >> we're from new hampshire, so i think it does. >> reporter: location, location, location. where you are equals how much your vote really moves the meter. california has the most electoral votes at 55. d.c., one of the spots that share the l
this thing could miss us or this thing could give us rain, wind and even snow. we have new information still coming in to the office. we'll let you know with an update in just a bit. >> okay, sounds daunting. thank you, topper. as many of you get ready to cast your ballots tomorrow, there's a good chance some of you are wondering, does my vote even move the meter? debra alfarone took to the streets tonight to find out. >> can i ask you guys a question? >> reporter: on the eve...
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just saying you're going to get us a job is not merely enough. if you can expand aimer corps a national service or teach for america or those sorts of programs or is he going to merely just look at the tax code and hope that that trickles down. which might take too long to an unemploys young person who needed work yesterday. >> there are certain states where the youth vote matters a whole lot and would be of those is virginia right? >> absolutely. key state for the president. ohio's another big one. but virginia -- >> why? is it because virginia has so many college campuses? there's a university of virginia. >> up north where there's a lot of community college students who've been greatly impacted by it. good signs so far, long lines in virginia. not that long lines are always good from a democratic perspective. shows there's high turnout but of course too long a lines means that our -- our democracy's inadequately prepared for turnout which is something we have to move or by expanding early voting and technology and so forth. >> we don't want fo
just saying you're going to get us a job is not merely enough. if you can expand aimer corps a national service or teach for america or those sorts of programs or is he going to merely just look at the tax code and hope that that trickles down. which might take too long to an unemploys young person who needed work yesterday. >> there are certain states where the youth vote matters a whole lot and would be of those is virginia right? >> absolutely. key state for the president. ohio's...
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thanks for joining us. at arlington national ceremony, president barack obama paid tribute to the nation service members on this veteran's day. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown, intended to show every service member. and he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are returning home. >> over the next few years more than a million service members will transition back into civilian life. they will take off their uniforms and take on a new and lasting role. they will be veterans. as they come home, it falls to us. they are fellow citizens, to be there for them. >> the president also noted that this is the first veteran's day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> the vietnam veteran's memorial continues to be one of the areas most visited sight. today is no exception as surae chinn talks to those who gathered at the wall. >> i see them twice a year for memorial day and veteran's day. >> the walk moves people none like no other. antonio biaz has come to honor his fal
thanks for joining us. at arlington national ceremony, president barack obama paid tribute to the nation service members on this veteran's day. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown, intended to show every service member. and he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are returning home. >> over the next few years more than a million service members will transition back into civilian life. they will take off their uniforms and take on a new and lasting role. they...
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he's been there with us. and mitt romney is never. >> when is this president going to take responsibility for the 47 months of his presidency? you can't have it both ways. you can't say, oh, i inherited a mess and, oh, i got osama bin laden but i didn't use the intel from the four years before that. >> yes, you can. >> you can't have it both ways. >> i'm not really sure that barack obama can turn it around in the next four years. and i don't think mitt romney can either. it's going to take time. >> frank luntz is with us now from cincinnati. good morning. if you look at these focus groups and what they said, is the cake baked in ohio for one of the two candidates? >> it's a challenge for president obama to win over the men, it's a challenge for mitt romney to win over the women. you heard it. it's like whiplash. gender has an impact, age has an impact, obviously ethnicity has an impact. ground zero. $30 million were spent in the last week. i'm told they're coming close to the $200 million mark in ohio for the
he's been there with us. and mitt romney is never. >> when is this president going to take responsibility for the 47 months of his presidency? you can't have it both ways. you can't say, oh, i inherited a mess and, oh, i got osama bin laden but i didn't use the intel from the four years before that. >> yes, you can. >> you can't have it both ways. >> i'm not really sure that barack obama can turn it around in the next four years. and i don't think mitt romney can either....
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to make us healthier. but what if you could eat an apple that was specifically designed to stop cancer? linda shows us it's an idea that may not be too far off. >> reporter: sherrill said her battle with breast cancer has changed her perspective on many things, including her diet. instead of doing what is easy at meal time, she now does what is best. >> proper way to cook, what to eat, what not to eat, just different recipes, things to eat to try to keep your meals interesting. >> reporter: she often eats foods from this garden, one planted and maintained by cancer patients just like her. it was an idea from dr. steven clinton who said these two acres yield just as many life lessons as fresh foods. >> an experience with cancer can be turned into a very teachable moment. it's a time when forecasts really do reevaluate their lifestyle, diet and nutrition. >> hoping to capitalize, there clinten is using this garden to dress to cancer patients the importance of fruits and vegetables, and if he has his way, the
to make us healthier. but what if you could eat an apple that was specifically designed to stop cancer? linda shows us it's an idea that may not be too far off. >> reporter: sherrill said her battle with breast cancer has changed her perspective on many things, including her diet. instead of doing what is easy at meal time, she now does what is best. >> proper way to cook, what to eat, what not to eat, just different recipes, things to eat to try to keep your meals interesting....
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i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your portfolio. tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >> schieffer: some of you watched the debate may remember they closed the evening with the words from my mother who said, any vote, it makes you feel big and strong. she was the
i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your portfolio. tax efficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully...
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i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. yay! maddy, come on. wcome get into bed. this is a story about jingle the husky pup. and jingle was a good dog. ruff! ruff! jingle loved to bark hello. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle even loved to sing. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle! let's read the book to him. jingle, stay. and jingle did. ruff! ruff! [ female announcer ] hallmark interactive story buddies. when you read key words, jingle responds. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, the offer ends soon. >>> here's a spectacular crash teat the valencia grand prix in spain. the rider was able to walk away without serious injury. welcome back to cbs "this morning." >> the latest documentary is different than his usual work. he focus on the case of the central park jogger and five teenagers who were convicted and t
i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. yay! maddy, come on. wcome get into bed. this is a story about jingle the husky pup. and jingle was a good dog. ruff! ruff! jingle loved to bark hello. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle even loved to sing. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle! let's read the book to him. jingle, stay. and jingle did. ruff! ruff! [ female announcer ] hallmark interactive story buddies. when you...
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with us now, ohio governor, john kasich. governor, good morning. >> charlie. >> the polls say a lead for the president. you say governor romney will win. what's the difference? >> well it's the way you do polls, charlie. i think god created pollsters to make astrologers look accurate. you don't want to overindulge in polls. the romney internal polling shows that we're still lightly ahead. and, you know, a lot about politics, charlie and you know intensity means a lot and there's such intensity on the republican side. it's reflective of the intensity four years ago. i saw an article somewhere where it described the democrats as grim determination. kind of hard to win with grim determination as opposed to genuine excitement. the internal polls is what it's about. the internal polls have shown romney ahead. i'm not spinning, this is what i think, charlie. >> norah and i have been talking about the fact that early voting results suggest republicans to win, the governor to win he has to get more than 56% of the remaining vote. >>
with us now, ohio governor, john kasich. governor, good morning. >> charlie. >> the polls say a lead for the president. you say governor romney will win. what's the difference? >> well it's the way you do polls, charlie. i think god created pollsters to make astrologers look accurate. you don't want to overindulge in polls. the romney internal polling shows that we're still lightly ahead. and, you know, a lot about politics, charlie and you know intensity means a lot and...
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like us on facebook. follow us on x >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." oscar winner oliver stone has focused on recent history in movies like "platoon", "jfk" and "born on the fourth of july." his new documentary series is called "oliver stone's untold history of the united states." >> generations of americans have been taught that the united states reluctantly dropped atomic bombs at the end of world war ii to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of young men poised to die in an invasion of japan. but the story is really more complicated, more interesting, and much more disturbing. >> the film is also told in a book called "the untold history of the united states." oliver stone joins us in the studio. welcome. >> hello, charlie. nice to see you. >> "the new york times" called your series a ten-part indictment of the united states that doesn't pretend to be even-handed. is that a fair appraisal if. >> no, i don't think so. they said a few other things that i don't agree with. but coming from the established press, i'm not surprised. we've done a very
like us on facebook. follow us on x >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." oscar winner oliver stone has focused on recent history in movies like "platoon", "jfk" and "born on the fourth of july." his new documentary series is called "oliver stone's untold history of the united states." >> generations of americans have been taught that the united states reluctantly dropped atomic bombs at the end of world war ii to save the lives...
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whether it came, hit us hard, or didn't hit us hard. we still had to go with the same steps. still organize all the instant teams. >> even one of their critics. montgomery county council member. they tell 9news a combination of not burying the brunt of the storm and that lead to a better response. now, he says that it will go a long way for rebuilding the goodwill of pepco customers. >>> how do you think that your utility did after sandy? satisfied? frustrated? share your thoughts on our wusa9.com facebook page. lesli? >>> after a wild chase including explosions, the man wanted for attempted murder in connection with three pipe bombings in northern virginia was taken into custody this afternoon. but he was not where the atf officials expected to find him. >> i'm peggy fox. northern virginia pipe bomb suspect was apprehended near great falls, montana this afternoon. and he had traveled more than 2,000 miles in two days from his home in stafford. he was pulled over for speeding by montana highway patrol, but then allegedly threw the pipe bombs at them and tried to get away. >>
whether it came, hit us hard, or didn't hit us hard. we still had to go with the same steps. still organize all the instant teams. >> even one of their critics. montgomery county council member. they tell 9news a combination of not burying the brunt of the storm and that lead to a better response. now, he says that it will go a long way for rebuilding the goodwill of pepco customers. >>> how do you think that your utility did after sandy? satisfied? frustrated? share your...
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drop us a line, mailbag@wusa9.com. we may get to your comments on the air monday evening. >>> okay, how does $50 for five gallons of gas sound? well, that is what some drivers in seaside heights, new jersey are paying, and that's after they went in line for four hours. more than a million people across the state are still without power, and that means no heat and the temperatures are going down. we take a live look outside right now. our own temperatures are none too warm. topper in the weather center. what can we expect? >> it's going to be chilly. if you are headed out i would dress for the 30s. it is going to be windy tonight and tomorrow. let's start with temperatures, primarily in the 40s. it's still 50 downtown but for all intents and purposes it's in the 40s. 46 in gaithersburg, 46 in leesburg, 43 up in hagerstown, 43 also in cumberland. the freezing mark for our friends in oakland who were still trying to dig out of 30 inches of snow. 22 miles per hour wind gust downtown, 22-mile-per-hour gust in gaithersburg.
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they asked us to leave. >> we just pulled that out of there. that's out of date. >> this is in september. that's dated may. >> that's problem. >> we showed our photos to a food safety expert. >> this raises questions that if you're finding that and consumers are finding it, i'm not sure why inspectors aren't finding it. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: the manager wouldn't talk on camera, and rate now his avenue market, sirly could 7 convenience store, and his pizza shop all remain open for business. >> we're just trying to find out -- >> prince george's county officials say they're going back to that pizza place in lanham, but those spots in d.c., we told d.c. health about those outdated products. records don't indicate they've done a thing. officials say because of the storm, they're just too busy to respond to our questions about your fad safety. for 9 wants to know, aisle investigative reporter russ ptacek, 9news. >>> two sisters, a bag of cheetos, and a fight that ends with handcuffs. a 23-year-old is accused of viciously beating her
they asked us to leave. >> we just pulled that out of there. that's out of date. >> this is in september. that's dated may. >> that's problem. >> we showed our photos to a food safety expert. >> this raises questions that if you're finding that and consumers are finding it, i'm not sure why inspectors aren't finding it. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: the manager wouldn't talk on camera, and rate now his avenue market, sirly could 7 convenience...
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meaning good weather for us for the next four days. still pretty good rain across maine, back into massachusetts and gusting back to 64 miles per hour. in the suburbs of new york, both in new york and connecticut and out west of new jersey. anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow fell. that's insult to injury. the only effect now from the nor'easter is the wind able to subside by the middle part of tomorrow morning. the temperatures primarily in the 40s. and 48 in great falls. 47 in fairfax and 49 in berk. and also in college park and 47 in bowie. so you factor in the winds and it feels like it is just 40s, feeling like 41 in manassas. dress for the 40s. if you go out late tonight, dress for the 20s and the 30s. the winds diminish slowly, still breezy tonight, dress for the 30s and the 40s early. a chilly start on friday. a good jacket for you and a milder finish on friday. you might end up carrying the jackets home, but that will be okay. low temperatures in the 30s, 10 to 20. the next three days, green, green, green. and why wouldn't the
meaning good weather for us for the next four days. still pretty good rain across maine, back into massachusetts and gusting back to 64 miles per hour. in the suburbs of new york, both in new york and connecticut and out west of new jersey. anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow fell. that's insult to injury. the only effect now from the nor'easter is the wind able to subside by the middle part of tomorrow morning. the temperatures primarily in the 40s. and 48 in great falls. 47 in fairfax and 49...
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glad you are with us. i can't they are nightmares in your sleep. >> had a nice weekend,. >> daylight savings time, we turned the clocks back. now we are going to potentiallien joy some days with midnight madness. >> let's get your day planner going. cloudy right now and 43. by noon 46. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest at 10. high today 50, maybe 52 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature back to 47. and the sunset today is just
glad you are with us. i can't they are nightmares in your sleep. >> had a nice weekend,. >> daylight savings time, we turned the clocks back. now we are going to potentiallien joy some days with midnight madness. >> let's get your day planner going. cloudy right now and 43. by noon 46. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest at 10. high today 50, maybe 52 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature back to 47. and the sunset today is just
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give us a little break in the next 30 minutes hopefully? >>> you know we're looking at the fiscal cliff but we're looking at it in a really interesting way through the lens of the american voter. what are they saying to their representatives in congress about getting it done? >> hopefully a lot. >> hopefully a lot. >> we'll probably as devised as the vote -- divided as the vote was. >> you might be surprised. some surprising results. >> okay cool. we'll wait for that. >>> bp has agreed to pay a huge settlement over the 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >> but some coastal communities are still far from back to normal. that story is coming up. >> and ahead in sports, uva gets a chance to shine in prime time and instead the cavaliers may have blown their chance at a bowl game. we'll explain that when we return. >>> ten after 5:00 on this friday morning, and it's another chilly morning, 30s and 40s. and if you're in the lower eastern shore, southern maryland, you've seen a couple of sprinkles and you may still for another hour or two. here
give us a little break in the next 30 minutes hopefully? >>> you know we're looking at the fiscal cliff but we're looking at it in a really interesting way through the lens of the american voter. what are they saying to their representatives in congress about getting it done? >> hopefully a lot. >> hopefully a lot. >> we'll probably as devised as the vote -- divided as the vote was. >> you might be surprised. some surprising results. >> okay cool. we'll...
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perhaps we can join forces to help make the case as to why both of us should be a state. >> reporter: his words are kind but make no mistake. mayor gray is racing to get statehood for d.c. before anyone else does. he does offer some advice. >> they're going to have to work very hard to make the case. snow he pledged his support saying he will respect the will of the american people. >> it's great to be part of a democratic government that is going to allow us to pick what we want. >> reporter: but will congress agree? ken molestina, 9news. >>> voting is supposed to be a privilege but yesterday it turned into a serious ordeal for people who stood in line for three or even five hours. do we need more machines? more polling places? would you believe, none of the above. ironically, it's those brand- new fancy touch-screen voting machines which are the bottleneck. >> after the 2000 election a lot of jurisdictions went to touch screen voting system. they are horribly inefficient. and so in many places you simply cannot have enough machines to handle the throughput. >> reporter: he knows, si
perhaps we can join forces to help make the case as to why both of us should be a state. >> reporter: his words are kind but make no mistake. mayor gray is racing to get statehood for d.c. before anyone else does. he does offer some advice. >> they're going to have to work very hard to make the case. snow he pledged his support saying he will respect the will of the american people. >> it's great to be part of a democratic government that is going to allow us to pick what we...
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for us we're saying good-bye to the nor'easter. it's right there. and slowly scooting off toward the east. high pressure's building in. and we're going to be in great shape the next couple of days. in fact our futurecast nice and quiet. little warm front late tonight early tomorrow may produce a few clouds and even a stray shower across pennsylvania. but tomorrow morning, notice a couple of clouds here and there coming across the region. they should be passing by lunchtime and a sunny and milder afternoon as the winds kicking up out of the south as we head -- and southwest into sunday. that's going to boost temperatures even warmer for sunday. so the forecast today, 60s this afternoon. mild. tonight back in the 40s and some 30s again. outside the beltway. tomorrow 65 with perhaps a few more clouds in the morning but a sunny afternoon. sunday dry, great day. about 72 degrees on veterans' day. skins are off on sunday. but the ravens are home. so going up to baltimore for that. going to be very comfortable. next chance of rain tuesday before we cool it
for us we're saying good-bye to the nor'easter. it's right there. and slowly scooting off toward the east. high pressure's building in. and we're going to be in great shape the next couple of days. in fact our futurecast nice and quiet. little warm front late tonight early tomorrow may produce a few clouds and even a stray shower across pennsylvania. but tomorrow morning, notice a couple of clouds here and there coming across the region. they should be passing by lunchtime and a sunny and...
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so we've been unable to contact them and they have been unable to contact us. >> give us an idea. >> we have every day working guys to people that have a lot of money. >> reporter: he tells me that the boat down here, the integrity was once owned by the late walter. i'm bruce johnson reporting from highland, new jersey, back to you. >> thank you, bruce. >>> we have an ugly start to november. a little gray, maybe a tad of rain out there. topper in the weather center. what about the rest of the night? >> it's improving, derek. but i will tell you what, sandy will not let that grip go. we have breezes on the way and a couple of sprinkles. we'll start with temperatures. 10 degrees below average. high was 53. average high is still 64, which would be kind of nice, actually. right now, 51 downtown. but in the 40s in the burbs. 46 in good faithers -- gaithersburg. generally in the 40s in manassas and winchester. so a little bit on the chilly side outside. now, here's a look at the radar. couple showers with a couple sprinkles pushing on through. nothing heavy. everything is generally light.
so we've been unable to contact them and they have been unable to contact us. >> give us an idea. >> we have every day working guys to people that have a lot of money. >> reporter: he tells me that the boat down here, the integrity was once owned by the late walter. i'm bruce johnson reporting from highland, new jersey, back to you. >> thank you, bruce. >>> we have an ugly start to november. a little gray, maybe a tad of rain out there. topper in the weather...
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stay with us. we turn now to the other big story that all of us are concerned about, it is the election of the next president of the united states. this is the final weekend for the candidates to make their final arguments, their closing arguments. we will understand more on tuesday night when the voters go to the polls on tuesday. it is a very close race. both sides think they're winning. we turn to john dickerson the cbs news political director for an analysis as we approach the election. welcome. >> we have about five or ten minutes here. give me a snapshot of where this election is as we go into this weekend and the candidates will be making their closing arguments. >> that's right. they're both making their closing arguments. they are all going to the same states. those eight battleground states. ohio is still the granddaddy of them all. governor romney is going there the most of all the battleground states, the same with the president. right now would you have to say that the president has th
stay with us. we turn now to the other big story that all of us are concerned about, it is the election of the next president of the united states. this is the final weekend for the candidates to make their final arguments, their closing arguments. we will understand more on tuesday night when the voters go to the polls on tuesday. it is a very close race. both sides think they're winning. we turn to john dickerson the cbs news political director for an analysis as we approach the election....
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thanks for joining us. life for most residents in new york and new jersey is gradually getting back to where it had been before hurricane sandy. in new york carpool restrictions have been lifted, and most subway lines are running. power has been restored to all but a 10th of new york city residents. warming centers remain open for those still without lek tries. schools will be open tomorrow for 1 million new york city school students. governor christie is urging schools that have not open to be creative to get students back to the classroom. >> we've got a lot of work to do but we've already accomplished a lot, from 2.7 million people out of power, we're down to under a million in less than six days of work so we're making progress, doing the things we need to do. you know i will continue to ride herd over these folks and make sure what needs to get done will get done. >> gas continues to be raged but the governor says he hopes to lift that order soon and he insists there is no gas shortage in the statement
thanks for joining us. life for most residents in new york and new jersey is gradually getting back to where it had been before hurricane sandy. in new york carpool restrictions have been lifted, and most subway lines are running. power has been restored to all but a 10th of new york city residents. warming centers remain open for those still without lek tries. schools will be open tomorrow for 1 million new york city school students. governor christie is urging schools that have not open to be...
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behind us. the snow in west virginia -- >> and garrett county also got hammered. i mean assessing totals in garrett county which have exceeded 30 inches now. right even down in north carolina one of the ski areas there actually open and able to get enough folks to work. so yeah their earliest opening on record. and our ski season will open soon enough. a lot of the snow we have really kind of teaser snow and it will be too warm and melt a lot of it. but they're going to start making snow very, very soon. weather-wise today you want to bundle up and i want to remind you we still have a little bit of high water. a lot of the rivers have crested but the coastal flooding, right for the potomac here in d.c.. looking at high tide later today running about 1.5 to 2.5 feet above normal. that could cause moderate flooding. so georgetown, washington channel, down to alexandria, we'll watch it later this morning and it might be the evening high tide that we also have to be dealing with some high water. at
behind us. the snow in west virginia -- >> and garrett county also got hammered. i mean assessing totals in garrett county which have exceeded 30 inches now. right even down in north carolina one of the ski areas there actually open and able to get enough folks to work. so yeah their earliest opening on record. and our ski season will open soon enough. a lot of the snow we have really kind of teaser snow and it will be too warm and melt a lot of it. but they're going to start making snow...
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that could send us spiraling into yet another recession. well after today's meeting, congressional leaders seemed confident that they can steer clear away from the fiscal cliff. >> it was a constructive meeting. we all understand where we are. >> we all know that something has to be done. there is no more let's do it some other time. >> the parties have to agree on major spending cuts, but taxes are the big sticking point. president obama wants to raise the tax rates on the individuals making more than $200,000 a year, but the republicans say absolutely not, however they do claim to be opened to other ways of raising that revenue. lawmakers are pushing for a deal before christmas. but a new poll shows that 51% of the americans do not believe that congress and the white house will get to that deal. anita? >>> well, the government watchdog group, the washington guardians are giving out their golden hammer and an award that no one wants to win. this week it goes to health and human services for wasting billions of dollars. medicare has produce
that could send us spiraling into yet another recession. well after today's meeting, congressional leaders seemed confident that they can steer clear away from the fiscal cliff. >> it was a constructive meeting. we all understand where we are. >> we all know that something has to be done. there is no more let's do it some other time. >> the parties have to agree on major spending cuts, but taxes are the big sticking point. president obama wants to raise the tax rates on the...
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use promo code: holidays. order now and get a special holiday gift: a document shredder to keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands... a $29 value, free! call the number on your screen or go online and let lifelock protect your identity for 60 days risk-free. because during the holidays, keeping your identity protected means keeping your family protected. >> kimberly: we've had fun with you today and time now for one more thing. >> brian: first, today is a today that is historic. first time a group of steroid users will be nominated for coopers town, hall of fame. barry bonds, home run king. roger clemens, one of the greatest pitcher and sammy sosa. they should say as good as you were, you were a fraud and great a guy as they have been in the military you cannot put them in the hall of fame. it will debate for a year. >> bob: absolutely. put pease rose in. >> eric: they were the three that got caught. the rest of the guys in the hall of fame didn't get caught. >> brian: they are not eligible most of the
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>> kim barnes told us c. if you add in asking directions, it's an even smaller percentage. >> all right. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. you definitely want to participate because this week we're giving away tickets to "les miserables." each day we'll randomly draw names from the people who answer the question correctly on our facebook page. that person will win four tickets to the musical. "les miserables" will be at the national theater next month. >>> it is 5:22 on this thursday morning. it's chilly out there and cloudy but dry and going to stay that way. the problem is the clouds will be in and out so we won't have a brilliantly blue sky. 30 degrees in winchester this morning with 43 on the bay. these are the warm areas thanks to the chesapeake but we're sitting around 40. we'll take you to the 9:00 hour. notice sun west, clouds east, 43. lunch time looks to be on the cool side, upper 40s. a mix of clouds and sun. then this after
>> kim barnes told us c. if you add in asking directions, it's an even smaller percentage. >> all right. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. you definitely want to participate because this week we're giving away tickets to "les miserables." each day we'll randomly draw names from the people who answer the question correctly on our facebook page. that person will win four tickets to the musical....
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use this moment to join us today. support your local red cross. >>> one more thing before we go. bullying cyber bullying is a big problem and you've heard of the hacking group called anonymous. and you always -- they talk about how they kind of target companies. well, there's a 15-year-old girl who is in high school and was being bullied and considering suicide. >> she put this on the facebook posting. >> on twitter as well and a bunch of the high school classmates tried to encourage her to go ahead with it. >> i mean these are people she knows. i want to emphasize, can you imagine people -- >> horrible, horrible language. somebody else died and you'll meet her there. die, die, die. awful. >> that hacking group anonymous found out and they inundated the bullies -- this really makes me sad. inundated the bullies with tweets of their own and they shut it all down and made them go to her and apologize face-to- face. if they didn't the police were coming and they stopped it. so bullying needs to stop and it's a great story. it's on my facebook page if you want to read the tweets and
use this moment to join us today. support your local red cross. >>> one more thing before we go. bullying cyber bullying is a big problem and you've heard of the hacking group called anonymous. and you always -- they talk about how they kind of target companies. well, there's a 15-year-old girl who is in high school and was being bullied and considering suicide. >> she put this on the facebook posting. >> on twitter as well and a bunch of the high school classmates tried to...
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so please consider logging on and giving us a like. >>> the d.c. government is getting ready for winter at rfk stadium. the mayor joined more than 1,000 workers from the public works and transportation departments. hundreds of drivers are getting familiar with snow routes and support teams. they ran through their paces to get ready. >> it's not easy driving those trucks. i've driven one. but it's a bunch of fun. >> yeah? when it's dry or when it's wet? >> the guys that do that like to plow snow. believe me. it's not all about the money. they like to plow snow. oh, i love it, it's great. hopefully we will have some snow to plow. >> whatever makes you happy. >> garrett county is pretty much cut off. 30 inches of snow still on the ground. a lot of folks cut off from their individual communities. it's a big mess out there. for us, we'll start with a live look outside. it's our live michael & son weather cam. we have some clouds. unofficially the high was 5 3, 10 degrees below average. right now it's 50. dew . is upper 20s. so we've got some colder and
so please consider logging on and giving us a like. >>> the d.c. government is getting ready for winter at rfk stadium. the mayor joined more than 1,000 workers from the public works and transportation departments. hundreds of drivers are getting familiar with snow routes and support teams. they ran through their paces to get ready. >> it's not easy driving those trucks. i've driven one. but it's a bunch of fun. >> yeah? when it's dry or when it's wet? >> the guys...
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is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who are, or may become pregnant or are breast feeding should not use androgel. serious side effects include worsening of an enlarged prostate, possible increased risk of prostate cancer, lower sperm count, swelling of ankles, feet, or body, enlarged or painful breasts, problems breathing during sleep, and blood clots in the legs. tell your doctor about your medical conditions and medications, especially insulin, corticosteroids, or medicines to decrease blood clotting. talk to your
is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast...
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bryant pierson is going to give us a tour. let's take a look. >> by contrast, you can see it's bright sunshine outside and i don't know how you can see anything in here. >> we don't. >> i'm holding on to the back of your jacket because i can't see a thing. >> this is how we have to live. >> is this the seventh floor now? >> this is the seventh floor. we're going to talk to a couple people. >> has there been any looting? >> that's it right there? >> be careful where you walk. >> they put tags on the door stating that they kaim by to check. >> that was on november 10th. >> yes. >> who is it? >> bryant. >> ivy is it okay for them to interview you? >> nowe're in ivy's apartment. you have two young daughters over here. you guys are ages? >> 5. >> 10. >> it's a little warm in here and here is why. ivy at least has natural gas working so the stove is working so she has a pot of water in here to give off steam to at least warm up the room. a lot of places don't even have this much. when was the last time you were able to leave the bui
bryant pierson is going to give us a tour. let's take a look. >> by contrast, you can see it's bright sunshine outside and i don't know how you can see anything in here. >> we don't. >> i'm holding on to the back of your jacket because i can't see a thing. >> this is how we have to live. >> is this the seventh floor now? >> this is the seventh floor. we're going to talk to a couple people. >> has there been any looting? >> that's it right there?...
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better chances east and southeast of us. then for the drive home some rain and wet snow in spots and west of town you will be dry most of the day. in fact most of this nor'easter coming up the coast i think west of 95 not that much moisture. in the 30s now and mid 30s in many areas and low 30s in the mountains to around 40 in d.c.. warm spots are 42. but the radar now low pressure coming up coast here through north carolina and virginia and closer to long island now back to southern jersey and even our neck of the woods. one thing is that isn't reaching the ground yet. temperatures today maybe make the low 40 end zone spots but late this afternoon this evening some minor buildup on the grassy surfaces especially east and northeast of town. in baltimore winter weather advisories have been posted. it is 6:00 a.m. time to check in with monika with timesaver traffic. >>> unfortunately ugly on the northbound side of i-95. but look at all the red behind me, going about 16 miles per hour getting up to triangle and dumfries an accid
better chances east and southeast of us. then for the drive home some rain and wet snow in spots and west of town you will be dry most of the day. in fact most of this nor'easter coming up the coast i think west of 95 not that much moisture. in the 30s now and mid 30s in many areas and low 30s in the mountains to around 40 in d.c.. warm spots are 42. but the radar now low pressure coming up coast here through north carolina and virginia and closer to long island now back to southern jersey and...
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makes us all stronger. i believe that. >> from the heart i know you will be tough in the united states senate. you have bun one of the fiercest critics of wall street. senator-elect we will be >>> the romney campaign said before the election that he would win. former house speaker newt gingrich and former michigan governor jennifer granholm, we'll ask them what went wrong for the gop. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ girl ] dear santa... ♪ dear santa, i want a ballerina tutu, a pink bike, a unicorn night-light... [ female announcer ] this year, bring their wish list to life. [ girl ] ...princess doll, markers... hey buddy, i bet mom would love this, huh? jack? jaaack? jaaack?! jack?! looks good ladies! jack! come on, stop the car. jack! no, no, no, no, no! the only thing more surprising than finding the perfect gifts.. niice. ...is where you find them. how did you know? i had a little help. this is how to gift. this is sears. >>> the republicans came much closer to winning the white house this time, but they still lost. thi
makes us all stronger. i believe that. >> from the heart i know you will be tough in the united states senate. you have bun one of the fiercest critics of wall street. senator-elect we will be >>> the romney campaign said before the election that he would win. former house speaker newt gingrich and former michigan governor jennifer granholm, we'll ask them what went wrong for the gop. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ girl ] dear santa... ♪ dear santa, i want a ballerina tutu, a pink bike, a...
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, trying to use us, trying to abuse us. that happened. and i thought you know what? i'm going to look at the pattern and see if there's a consistency here of who it is that comes after us, are there commonalities among these people and are there commonalities among what they do, and i was overwhelmed when i looked at all the people over the years how common they were in terms of their characteristics and their tactics, what they did. and as i began to write this out and describe it, this book started to write itself. and i could see, i have got to share this with people. i scrubbed the literature and i could see this was no where that i could find, not in the psychological literature, not in the sociological literature, no where had this really been described in a comprehensive way and i said i have got to do this. this was an urgent awareness that i need today share with people because you can identify these predators in our lives. >> oh, my goodness. i got to get a copy right away. it is called "life code" by dr. phil. no
, trying to use us, trying to abuse us. that happened. and i thought you know what? i'm going to look at the pattern and see if there's a consistency here of who it is that comes after us, are there commonalities among these people and are there commonalities among what they do, and i was overwhelmed when i looked at all the people over the years how common they were in terms of their characteristics and their tactics, what they did. and as i began to write this out and describe it, this book...
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preparing us for the days ahead. and don't face the life challenges alone. 9news, they will be everywhere you need us to be. >>> there is a bit of a potential showdown brewing between the white house and capitol hill. not the first time either. they will go back to washington next tuesday and they won't have any time to wait. >> other else we all face automatic spending cut tax increases that threaten to endanger the economy. they spent the day on capitol hill. >> now that the election is done, lawmakers are scrambling to avoid that dreaded fiscal clip and the deadline is coming fast. >> the congressional leaders started looking for an opening to move them away from the so- called fiscal clift. >> they stand ready to work with you. >> compromise is not a dirty word. >> reporter: without a deal before the end of the year, families will see their taxes go up $2,000 to $3,000. they will see their budget slashed and they could climb above 9%. it's tough medicine for an economy still in recovery. >> it is very likely suff
preparing us for the days ahead. and don't face the life challenges alone. 9news, they will be everywhere you need us to be. >>> there is a bit of a potential showdown brewing between the white house and capitol hill. not the first time either. they will go back to washington next tuesday and they won't have any time to wait. >> other else we all face automatic spending cut tax increases that threaten to endanger the economy. they spent the day on capitol hill. >> now that...
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what do you have for us? >>> we have a candlelight vigil we want to -- we have a candlelight vigil we want to tell you about. it was held sunday night for a second grade teacher and husband who lived in one of the homes destroyed by the explosion in an indianapolis neighborhood. it's not what caused the blast. two people were killed and homes were left ininhabittable for blocks. as many as 31 houses may have to be demolished. you can see from looking at this video just how devastating this explosion was. >>> we have an update now this morning on an armed robbery and shooting near the white house last week. one of the victims says the getaway car was caught on tape by a surveillance camera attached to the front of his business. the man who does not want to be identified was robbed at gunpoint. there were four sus pictures. they're -- suspects. they're still at large and some of the victims are fearing they will strike again. police are aggressively following leads looking for a silver or white lincoln with d.c
what do you have for us? >>> we have a candlelight vigil we want to -- we have a candlelight vigil we want to tell you about. it was held sunday night for a second grade teacher and husband who lived in one of the homes destroyed by the explosion in an indianapolis neighborhood. it's not what caused the blast. two people were killed and homes were left ininhabittable for blocks. as many as 31 houses may have to be demolished. you can see from looking at this video just how devastating...
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i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is let's all say it together. friday. >> november 16th. we're happy to help you welcome in the weekend. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> and cheers, you're going to have a great day. i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us, monika samtani is here, traffic momentarily. give us the good word mr. bernstein. >> going to be dry for the weekend for just about everybody and a sprinkle in the southeast and if you're traveling for thanksgiving looks like severe weather going to be relatively quiet through the holiday. >> love it. >> everybody gets to your house on time. >> oh, yeah right. >> well, good morning all. >> turkey ready. >> on the way tomorrow. all right. weather-wise -- weather-wise, we've got temperatures which are down in the 30s and 40s this morning. mostly cloudy skies and even a sprinkle in southern maryland. lower eastern shore
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stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> caught on tape, a suspected thief who thought key get away with stealing gas ends up getting burned. here's surveillance video from arizona. investigators say a man was trying to steal gasoline by siphoning it with a motorized pump but he ends up catching himself and his truck on fire. the burning truck ends up crashing into a home, torching that garage. the thief is still at large. what a mess. over what? >>> a california woman just days away from losing a $23 million jackpot. >> thanks to her daughter she is going to get those winnings. turns out the woman didn't know she had the winning ticket. her daughter recognized her mother from a liquor store surveillance photo in the newspaper, and it turns out the woman had left that winning ticket in the car. the the woman went to her car and she found it just in time. >>> wusa is appealing a decision by the federal communications commission requiring the station to let pro-life independent presidential candidate r
stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> caught on tape, a suspected thief who thought key get away with stealing gas ends up getting burned. here's surveillance video from arizona. investigators say a man was trying to steal gasoline by siphoning it with a motorized pump but he ends up catching himself and his truck on fire. the burning truck ends up crashing into a home, torching that garage. the thief is still at large. what a mess. over what? >>> a california woman just days...
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they laid hoses in the rising water and used the flood to fight the fire. assistant chief is the incident commander. what did it took like? >> like a blow torch. fire, flames shooting up in the air 100 feet and moving quickly to the west driven by t hurricane. >> winds of something like 80 miles per hour blowing this fire. >> exactly. the winds coming off the ocean, very intense flames blowing from the southeast. we had two fronts of fire we had to deal with. >> when it comes to residential fires in new york city, where does this one rank? >> as far as i know unless you want to go back into the 1800s this is probably the biggest private residential fire that was had at least in modern times. >> the biggest one in new york city in modern times. how many houses destroyed? >> 111 houses, totally destroyed by fire and 20 that received substantial damage from the fire. >> that was scott pelley reporting. after effects of sandy is being felt in me of. flood warnings are being reported in ohio. more rain is in the forecast for today. schools are closed and 150,000
they laid hoses in the rising water and used the flood to fight the fire. assistant chief is the incident commander. what did it took like? >> like a blow torch. fire, flames shooting up in the air 100 feet and moving quickly to the west driven by t hurricane. >> winds of something like 80 miles per hour blowing this fire. >> exactly. the winds coming off the ocean, very intense flames blowing from the southeast. we had two fronts of fire we had to deal with. >> when it...
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send us an e-mail. and some of your comments may make the air tomorrow. >> investigators right now combing through the database trying to find the identity of a badly decomposed body. that body had been there for a while. can't even tell the person's race or gender. the death is considered suspicious. >>> still ahead, the fall back fall out. metro apologizes for messing up this past weekend during the time change overnight. plus, america's obesity epidemic. how some over weight women are going under the knife. increase chances of getting pregnant. >>> and right after the break, serial arsonists torch more than a dozen cars all over prince georges county. >>> if you got just a little confused about the time during the early morning hours sunday, that's the day we set our clocks back. you are not alone. metro apologizing for shutting down service for what was 2:00 a.m. enstead of 3:00 a.m. the agency says it is sorry for any inconvenience to its customers. . >> it went up in flames and saw two bodies run.
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